New Additions to McDaniel Student Organizations – Part 1
2015 is the year of new growth at McDaniel. With a number of new organizations joining the McDaniel community, The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) prepares for what might be…
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Senior Profile: Mirko Fernandez
Mirko Fernandez, a Spanish Major and Sociology minor, is an example of leadership for McDaniel Students. During his time at McDaniel, Mirko worked as a Language Laboratory Assistant, Spanish Tutor,…
Senior Profile: Ren Stein
Ren Stein is a French and art history double major working for the International Programs Office and the Art History Department as slide archivist. She has been part of multiple…
Taste of the World: Chilean Music Comes to McDaniel
On Friday afternoon, musicians Patricio Acevedo, vocalist and string instrument player, and John Stenger, keyboard player, filled Little Baker Chapel with the joyful sounds of traditional Chilean music. The event…
Students find out there is no toilet paper in the bathroom… at 1 in the morning.
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published for April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] The morning of Saturday, Mar. 28, at 1 in the morning, multiple…
Yik Yak explodes over anime convention
The morning of Saturday, Mar. 7 started off as a regular morning for many students at McDaniel — that is, until brunch time. Upon entering the lower level of Decker…
Commuter Students React to Snow Delay Decisions
During the cold months of winter, McDaniel students wake up each day and check their emails and social media in hopes that school will be cancelled or at least delayed until…
Kingsman: A New Spin on the Classic Spy Movie
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), a film directed by Matthew Vaughn and featuring actors of high caliber, such as Colin Firth and Michael Caine, may seem at first as your typical…
Creative Time Summit Conference Fosters Global Connection with Local Participation
Nov. 17 and 18 were special days for McDaniel’s departments of Art and Art History, Political Science and Sociology, as well as the Honors Program and the Global Fellows Program….
Airing out Dirty Laundry: Problems with McDaniel’s laundry facilities
Laundry is one of the biggest lifestyle changes college students experience. Some students come to college not knowing how to do laundry, while some others do. The students who live close…
Dean Violanti: First Year Dean, Apple Connoisseur
Every student at McDaniel, at some point or another, has encountered a passionate athlete. An apple connoisseur. A horror movie lover. Dean Violanti is all of these and more. Dean…
McDaniel’s Secret Garden: A Hidden Gem
Students at McDaniel might think they know every single location on campus, but when you ask students about the location of McDaniel’s garden, most of the responses are along the…
Women’s Volleyball: Double Victory against Ursinus and Penn State Harrisburg, Win vs. Dickinson
McDaniel ran its current winning streak to seven matches with a pair of victories at home on Saturday that included a 3-1 Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball win over Ursinus College…
Rhythm Griots: A glance at African music and culture
On Sept. 30, McDaniel celebrated African culture by welcoming to the Forum duo Massamba Diop and Paa Seck Diery, who perform as “griots” or West African singer-storytellers. Diop and Diery, who originated from…
Dr. Pavel Naumov Takes Unexplained Leave of Absence
Dr. Pavel Naumov, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at McDaniel, went on an unexpected leave of absence at the beginning of the semester. The mystery behind his departure…
People’s Climate March: A Photo Essay
Read more about McDaniel’s trip to the People’s Climate March.
Is It Just Me Or Is It Hot in Here? McDaniel’s Pilgrimage to the People’s Climate March
Early on Sunday Sept. 21–and by early, I mean 5 a.m. early–38 McDaniel students and two faculty members (Dr. Scullion and Dr. Iglich) boarded a bus. Their destination: New York…
Film Review: Le bonheur d’Elza
Le bonheur d’Elza (2010) is a French film directed by Mariette Monpierre. The premise of this film is Elza’s search for identity. After moving to France as a child due…
Oui Oui! Le français! Beyond France through the lens of a camera
When you watch a French movie, what comes to your mind? The streets of Paris? The Eiffel Tower? Baguettes? Men with berets and striped shirts walking down the street? If…